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City
Applicable to:
Min. Cert. Level
Size Threshold
Required Documentation
Enforcement Mechanism
Payment/Fee/Bond Required
Misc. Notes AM
Miami
All New Constuction >
SOK of habitable space
LEED Silver or
equivalent
> SOK sf
Performance bond shall be issued
prior to C.O. if certification not
achieved
50 -100K sf - 2% of Constr. Cost;
100K-200K sf - 3% Constr. Cost; >
200K sf - 4% of Constr. Cost
City draws down on bond 1 year
from issuance of C.O.
Washington,
D.C.
Non-residential new
construction and
improvements over 50K
sf of gross Floor Area
Meet or exceed LEED
NC 2.0/CS 2.2
Certification
> 50K sf
Agent or 3rd Party Agency shall
review applications for compliance
Performance bond or irrevocable
letter of credit shall be issued prior
to C.O.
<150K sf - 2% of total bldg cost;
150K-250K sf-3% of cost; >
250K sf - 4% of cost;
not to exceed $3 Million
Addition of 'Green Building Fee'
to construction permit fees;
Exemptions granted by Mayor
Los Angeles
All new Construction
greater than 50K sf
LEED Certified or
higher
>SOK sf
Submit LEED Scorecard and Signed
declaration of compliance by LEED AP
Withholding Bldg Permit
Cost of Certifciation
San Francisco
High-rise residential
bldgs; Large Commercial
buildings
Resid: LEED Silver or
>50 Greenpoints;
Comm: LEED Gold (by
2012)
% 25K ,i
At time of permit: Submit
documentation from Professional of
Record that reqs have been met; At
Completion: Final Certificate of
Compliance verified by department
Witholding of final C.O. til
acceptable verification is received;
Failure shall be subject to the
procedures governing abatement
of unsafe structures
Cost of Certifciation
Addt'I req. for small and mid -size
res and comm bldgs; Exemptions
granted by Director
Portland
(proposed)
New Commercial and
Multifamilybuildings
g
LEED Silver
Phased over time;
> 20K sf by2013
LEED Certificaiton, verificaiton of
performance
Feebate System
Waiver of fee if min. cert. is
acquired; fee assessed if under,
reward provided if over
Has not been approved
Baltimore
Newly constructed
commercial or
residential buildings
LEED Silver
10,000 s.f. or
greater
Proof of certification of LEED
Witholding of building permit if no
compliance
Cost of Certifciation
San lose, CA
Commercial/ Industrial
and hi -rise residential
private development
Commercial: LEED
(Silver or better)
Residential: Build It
Green's (BIG) Green
Point Rated rating
system
25,000 S.F. or
greater
Proof of certification of LEED
Payment of Green Building
Refundable Deposit in amount set
by resolution of city council prior
to the issuing of a building permit
Cincinnatti
Newly constructed or
rehabilitation of
commmerical or
residential properties
LEED certified
N/A
Proof of LEED Certification
properties will be monitored for
violation of contract in which case
abatement can be rescinded or
terminated
Abatement 15 years for new
construction and 12 years for
renovation
Chatham
County, GA
All Commercial
buildings. (Qualifying
projects are new or
expanding businesses in
an enterprise zone that
increase employment
opportunities)
LEED Gold
Certification
Full property state and county tax
abatement for the first five years,
then tapering off by 20% each year
until the tenth year.
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